At the Hollywood Premiere of The Mechanic starring Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone had this to say to CNN regarding Expendables 2:"We're at work on it, Because you have about five different scenarios, and you try to figure out which one will work the best: what area, the kind of stunts, and most important, what is the heart of the film? What is the reason for the mission instead of just guys running around — some purpose. That's the hard part."

He also jokingly ( well he better be joking anyway) had this to say about Jason Statham's role in the sequel:

“Unfortunately, Jason has a terrible accident in the first scene and we just talk about him for the next two hours," he says. "He doesn't know that yet, so don't break it to him.”